PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aya Kiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy McSmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Kiki
vs
McSmith

225 cm
19
340 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

213 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aya Kiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy McSmith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSmith misses with a two punch combination.
Kiki slips a straight right by McSmith.
McSmith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kiki swivels and escapes.
McSmith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McSmith avoids the head kick by Kiki.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kiki.
A solid body kick from Kiki.
McSmith throws a hook but Kiki blocks it.
Kiki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McSmith looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiki scores with a kick to the body.
McSmith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiki cracks the inside of McSmith's front leg.
Kiki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kiki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kiki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kiki.
Kiki throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSmith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McSmith sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kiki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kiki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kiki. That's going to slow McSmith down.
Kiki throws a front kick that sends McSmith stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kiki feints and then cracks McSmith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McSmith down.
Kiki feints and then cracks McSmith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McSmith down.
Kiki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kiki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kiki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kiki throws a low kick but McSmith avoids it.
McSmith jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McSmith.
Aya Kiki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McSmith shoots for a takedown but Kiki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A leg kick checked by McSmith.
McSmith throws an overhand right that lands on Kiki's shoulder, as Kiki tries to avoid the shot.
Kiki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McSmith blocks a low kick nicely.
Kiki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiki walks into a left hand.

It looks like Aya Kiki has been cut.
McSmith lands a nice shot that snaps Kiki's head back.
McSmith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

McSmith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McSmith controlling the action here.
Kiki blocking the ground and pound attempt from McSmith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSmith thows a huge punch but Kiki dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McSmith.
McSmith is nestled in close to Kiki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McSmith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McSmith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McSmith keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSmith's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kiki is refusing to be controlled, as McSmith sits in half guard.
McSmith misses with a head shot. Kiki uses the momentum to regain guard.
McSmith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aya Kiki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aya Kiki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McSmith throws an overhand right that lands on Kiki's shoulder, as Kiki tries to avoid the shot.
Kiki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kiki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McSmith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McSmith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kiki. That's going to slow McSmith down.
McSmith throws a lazy right hand but Kiki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

McSmith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McSmith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McSmith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McSmith with a couple of short strikes.
McSmith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSmith controlling his opponent.
McSmith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McSmith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McSmith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Aya Kiki's cut is getting worse.
McSmith cracks Kiki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Aya Kiki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSmith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McSmith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kiki blocking the ground and pound.
McSmith with shots to the head and body - Kiki looks very uncomfortable down there.

Kiki is rocked!

Jeez, Aya Kiki's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aya Kiki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Billy McSmith!